Uncertainty in the mating strategy of honeybees causes bias and unreliability in the estimates of genetic parameters

• Published in: Genetics selection evolution (Paris) Vol. 56; no. 1; p. 30
• Main Authors: Kistler, Tristan, Brascamp, Evert W., Basso, Benjamin, Bijma, Piter, Phocas, Florence
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France BioMed Central Ltd 17.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal reproduction; Artificial insemination; Bees; Bias; Breeding; data collection; Drones; Estimates; Genetic diversity; Genetic effects; Genetic variance; Honeybee; Life Sciences; Mathematical models; Mating; Parameters; Pedigree; Phenotypes; Population (statistical); Queens; Simulation; Standard error; Trends; uncertainty; Workers

Breeding queens may be mated with drones that are produced by a single drone-producing queen (DPQ), or a group of sister-DPQs, but often only the dam of the DPQ(s) is reported in the pedigree. Furthermore, datasets may include colony phenotypes from DPQs that were open-mated at different locations,...